Beyond Visibility

About the exhibition

‘Beyond Visibility’ Gallery Huue Singapore is pleased to present ‘Beyond Visibility’, an exhibition featuring works by 4 Korean artists: Kwon Yongrae, Kim Chan-Il, Kim Ilhwa, and Hong Sooyeon, from April 27, 2019, to July 31, 2019. For a long time, representation was considered a limitation of visual art. Attempts to break free from this restraint lie at the root of the development of abstract art. Examining the various manifestations of abstract art and how they have evolved sheds light on different aspects of abstract expression. The exhibition offers a glimpse into the almost meditative process of art creation, the labor-intensive repetitive acts, and craftsmanship, which are often overlooked in contemporary art. Kwon Yongrae’s ceaseless experimentation with light has led him to produce a unique ‘Visual unit’. Arranged on the canvas plane, these units create a warm yet sharp and sensitive surface. Artworks exist as actual supports of light, containing light within themselves. The fundamental element of Kim Ilhwa’s visual language is the “seed”, made of hand-dyed Korean traditional Mulberry paper. This “Seed” serves as a metaphor for the potential energy that forms the world. Kim Chanil challenges the flatness of painting. The small delicate sculptures budding from the surface of the canvas are made by artist’s own hands with tools like a rivet and a hammer. Vibrating on the surface, they flow silently. His Artworks are both the object and the result of the experiment on de-painterly plane. Hong Sooyeon constructs the condensed temporality on the surface of the painting. Through the posed, but simultaneously active flow of the paint, Sooyeon reconstructs the plane with multiple overlapping layers. By revealing the moving clotty-lumpy shapes, the layers of images arise excitement and emotional tension. Those Artists’ constant labor from the meditative attitude is expressed in repetitive visual elements. The process of perceiving their physical attributes is frequently accompanied by the sensation that stirs emotions. Beyond the visibility, the artwork’s resonant synesthetic will ignites a intuitive energy in the audience. Huue Contemporary hopes give a chance to experience the various strategies which artist apply to their works, and to take a look at how abstract art affects with human’s perceptions and resonates in space. ‘Beyond Visibility’